Cooperative Agreement W9126G1620029

The Department of the Navy Installations Command awarded a $233,310 cooperative agreement to Texas A&M Agrilife Research to support lower Keys marsh rabbit and wildlife habitat monitoring from September 2021 through March 2023. Under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), the awardee will monitor the lower Keys marsh rabbit population and its habitat in Key West, Florida, to support and stimulate basic and applied research with potential to improve naval operations....

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Coastal program (CFDA 15.630) provides $100,000 in funding from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2028. The purpose of the project is to establish a plan for conserving the federally and state threatened Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) as coastal habitats change. Key activities include surveying for Eastern Black Rails in identified high marsh areas...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program (CFDA 15.614), awarded a $1,416,668 Project Grant to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the Ocean Forest Estates Estuarine and Rockland Hammock Restoration Project. This 3-year project aims to restore 14.8 acres of coastal hammock and wetlands in the North Key Largo ecosystem, a highly diverse and unique area in Florida. The primary goals are to benefit fish and...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 awarded a $142,109 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Florida under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. The award will support efforts to conserve coastal marsh species in Florida through simulating natural disturbance regimes. Specifically, the University of Florida will mechanically remove vegetation and deposit dead plant material in coastal marsh plots to mimic the effects of...

This $100,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program will support research to identify capture strategies and population monitoring methods for the endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow in Everglades National Park. The project, which runs from March 31, 2025 to December 31, 2027, will involve stakeholder meetings, structured decision-making workshops, and field monitoring to assess the current population status and...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $116,513 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) to the University of Delaware. The agreement will fund pre-restoration monitoring and assessment of saltmarsh sparrow populations and tidal marsh bird communities in the Northeast to evaluate the impacts of various marsh restoration techniques, including sediment placement, tidal restriction mitigation, hydrological restoration, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) provides $111,020.00 to restore suitable nesting habitat for the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Puerto Rico. The goal is to reduce threats and enhance the quality of nesting beaches across approximately 128 acres along the southwest, south, and southeast coasts of the island, including Vieques. Planned restoration actions include constructing...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (DOI) awarded a $160,000 Cooperative Agreement under the National Wildlife Refuge System Enhancements program (CFDA 15.654) to Northeast Wetland Restoration, a sole proprietorship located in Berwick, Maine. The purpose of this 5-year project is to correct marsh surface hydrology and improve salt marsh resilience to climate change and sea level rise at the 141-acre Little River Estuary in the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Wells, Maine. Northeast...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through its National Fish Habitat Partnership (CFDA 15.686) program, awarded a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement to Delmarva R C & D Inc., a non-profit conservation organization, to restore degraded salt marshes in the Maryland Coastal Bays. The project aims to improve fish habitat, water quality, and coastal resiliency by reversing human impacts on at least 114 acres of salt marsh. Key restoration techniques include sediment addition to nourish degraded...

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection received a $1,083,036 cooperative agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support site operations, management, education and monitoring activities at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve from July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. The award will fund the Reserve's work to advance the goals of the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program, which provides assistance to U.S....